Monday, August 30, 2010

Father John Lo was the Assistant Pastor at my parish (St. Jude’s) in Hong Kong. Around 10 years ago he suffered a stroke and lived at nursing home. He died on August 21. Please pray for the eternal repose of his soul.

“Get-together” for members of my English prayer group on the eve of Assumption with potluck dinner, karaoke, and Night Prayer at the balcony.

Please click HERE for my Sunday sermon for the Solemnity of Assumption.

Baby Baptism on the Solemnity of Assumption.

Chinese prayer meeting in the evening of Assumption Day with the blessing of herbs.

Meanings of blessing of herbs on Assumption Day:

1. Fragrant of herbs reminds us the virtues of Our Lady.

2. Legend: when the Apostles opened Mary’s tomb the third day after her burial, so show it to Thomas, they did not find her body anymore, but in tis place there were fragrant roses and radiantly white lilies.

3. “These healing herbs are blessed in memory of the glorious triumph over the world, the flesh and the Devil, which the blessed Virgin Mary celebrated in her Assumption.”---the ritual of Constance.

I was very glad to welcome Father Anthony Tcheong and Father Francis Hung from Hong Kong. They are both Salesians priests. Father Tcheong was the rector of the high school I attended in Hong Kong. He was the first priest encouraged me to consider the priesthood.

On August 6, after Mass, I drove the 2 priests to Mission. We visited the 2 monasteries there.

Last week, there was a 3 days retreat at Stave Lake, Mission for youth of St. Patrick’s Parish.

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O Priest! thou art not thyself, because thou art God; thou art not of thyself, because thou art the servant and minister of Christ; thou art not thine own, because thou art the spouse of the Church; thou art not for thyself, because thou art the mediator between God and man; thou art not from thyself, because thou art nothing. What then art thou, O Priest? Nothing and everything. O Priest! take care lest what was said to Christ on the Cross be said to thee: He saved others, himself he cannot save. -St. Norbert